On Apr 23, 4:50*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
> > On Apr 22, 6:53 pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> >> Note to self: mulch 2-3 weeks later next year. The maples and other
> >> trees dropped their seed pods after I mulched. Bummer.
> > Why would you want your maple seeds under the mulch? *Are you trying
> > to grow more trees? *I'd think on top the mulch is the best place for
> > them.
>
> > I have hundreds of the neighbor's maple trees sprouting all over my
> > grass. *That calls for a "Drat!" *;-)
>
> Is it a bad year? *A couple of years ago the maples all around my
> house went absolutely hog wild and dumped billions of those
> helicopters everywhere. *Everything was covered with them. *Then
> they started to grow. *I picked infant maple trees all summer.
>
> I don't know what weather conditions prompted that display.
> It's bad enough on a normal year.
>
> nancy

It's a very, very early spring - trees are blooming about a month
early. This is a lush year for all things that trees drop - flowers,
seeds, etc.

N.